U.S. rail traffic still below 2024 levels

U.S. rail traffic still below 2024 levels

By | December 18, 2025

Drop of 1.4% is eighth straight week of decline

Weekly table showing U.S. carload rail traffic by commodity type, along with overall intermodal volume

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